On Sun, 6 Apr 2025 10:54:48 -0700
Will Mengarini wrote:
> >> * If you are replying to a post, please … cut out extra text that
> >> is not relevant to your point.
> >>
While you are commenting on Mr. Cater's FAQ, it would be nice to pay
attention to it.
--
Does anybody read signatures any more
* Jeffrey Walton [25-04/05=Sat 00:52 -0400]:
> Still missing a topic or discussion of "SOLVED" in the subject.
Or a diff.
> On Fri, Apr 4, 2025 at 8:47 PM Andrew M.A. Cater wrote:
>>
>> Debian-user is a mailing list provided for support for Debian users,
>> and to facilitate discussion on relev
On 2025-04-05, Jeffrey Walton wrote:
> Still missing a topic or discussion of "SOLVED" in the subject.
>
We're all waiting for Gene to put "SOLVED" on his never-ending network
of threads.
But what would it would mean or communicate to future anthropologists
remains yet another puzzle left to the
Still missing a topic or discussion of "SOLVED" in the subject.
On Fri, Apr 4, 2025 at 8:47 PM Andrew M.A. Cater wrote:
>
> Debian-user is a mailing list provided for support for Debian users,
> and to facilitate discussion on relevant topics.
>
> Codes of Conduct
>
>
> * The lis
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On Tue, Apr 1, 2025 at 8:57 PM Andrew M.A. Cater wrote:
>
> On Tue, Apr 01, 2025 at 06:17:38PM -0400, Jeffrey Walton wrote:
> > I see the changing of title or subject to add things like "SOLVED" is
> > not included in the FAQ.
> >
> > Can we infer it is frowned upon or unwanted?
>
> Good evening J
I see the changing of title or subject to add things like "SOLVED" is
not included in the FAQ.
Can we infer it is frowned upon or unwanted?
On Tue, Apr 1, 2025 at 6:12 PM Andrew M.A. Cater wrote:
>
> Debian-user is a mailing list provided for support for Debian users,
> and to facilitate discuss
On Tue, Apr 01, 2025 at 06:17:38PM -0400, Jeffrey Walton wrote:
> I see the changing of title or subject to add things like "SOLVED" is
> not included in the FAQ.
>
> Can we infer it is frowned upon or unwanted?
>
Good evening Jeffrey,
No, I don't think you can.
> > Off-topic arguments also
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David writes:
> Given that this infrastructure exists and is being used by most people
> involved with producing Debian, it surprises me to hear talk of posting
> diffs to the mailing list, which requires too much effort by both writers
> and readers IMHO.
Too much effort? I don't understand. Su
On Tue, 4 Mar 2025 at 13:26, The Wanderer wrote:
> On 2025-03-04 at 03:24, Anssi Saari wrote:
> > David writes:
> >> It would assist everyone to follow changes to this "Monthly FAQ"
> >> document if it can be hosted somewhere that provides diffs, such as
> >> salsa.debian.org, or wiki.debian.org
On Tue, Mar 4, 2025 at 3:24 AM Anssi Saari wrote:
>
> David writes:
>
> > It would assist everyone to follow changes to this "Monthly FAQ"
> > document if it can be hosted somewhere that provides diffs, such
> > as salsa.debian.org, or wiki.debian.org.
>
> I don't see a problem with just posting th
On 2025-03-04 at 03:24, Anssi Saari wrote:
> David writes:
>
>> It would assist everyone to follow changes to this "Monthly FAQ"
>> document if it can be hosted somewhere that provides diffs, such as
>> salsa.debian.org, or wiki.debian.org.
>
> I don't see a problem with just posting the diffs.
David writes:
> It would assist everyone to follow changes to this "Monthly FAQ"
> document if it can be hosted somewhere that provides diffs, such
> as salsa.debian.org, or wiki.debian.org.
I don't see a problem with just posting the diffs. Preferably in unified
format.
On Mon, 3 Mar 2025 at 16:57, Will Mengarini wrote:
> This kind of information
>
> popos/pts/4 bash ~ 08:54 0$diff -b debfaq--2025-0{2,3}-01
> 88c88,90
> < world. Off-topic arguments also have a habit of derailing useful
> discussion.
> ---
> > world.
> >
> >
This kind of information
popos/pts/4 bash ~ 08:54 0$diff -b debfaq--2025-0{2,3}-01
88c88,90
< world. Off-topic arguments also have a habit of derailing useful discussion.
---
> world.
>
> Off-topic arguments also have a habit of derailing useful discussion.
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On Sat, Mar 1, 2025, 9:12 PM Jeffrey Walton wrote:
> You might want to add a bullet point addressing folks adding "SOLVED"
> and similar to titles. Either allow it or forbid it. But write it down
> so everyone knows what the policy is.
>
> I recommend the list forbid it. A mailing list is not a f
Hi,
On Sun, Mar 02, 2025 at 12:18:36AM +, Andrew M.A. Cater wrote:
> [SOLVED] "Can't configure network on Debian - please advise"
>
> would make it a lot easier to find answers on some of the longer
> threads concerning problems. As ever, opinions may vary and i'd like
> to know what others f
On Sun, Mar 02, 2025 at 12:18:36AM +, Andrew M.A. Cater wrote:
>
> There is something to be said for it if you have a long thread
> where the topic or subject is initially imprecise - a hypothetical
> example follows:
>
> "Can't configure network on Debian - please advise" might attract
> twe
On Sat, Mar 01, 2025 at 06:05:41PM -0500, Jeffrey Walton wrote:
> You might want to add a bullet point addressing folks adding "SOLVED"
> and similar to titles. Either allow it or forbid it. But write it down
> so everyone knows what the policy is.
>
Hi Jeff,
I thought I had addressed it by sugg
You might want to add a bullet point addressing folks adding "SOLVED"
and similar to titles. Either allow it or forbid it. But write it down
so everyone knows what the policy is.
I recommend the list forbid it. A mailing list is not a forum, like BB.
Jeff
On Sat, Mar 1, 2025 at 4:07 PM Andrew M.
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On Sun, 2 Oct 2022 09:08:41 -0400
rhkra...@gmail.com wrote:
> +1
>
> But I would suggest putting a copy of the current text of the wiki
> page in the email for convenience of those who don't need the
> revision history, e.g., first time readers.
Not to pick on rhkra...@gmail.com, I just happened
On Sunday, October 02, 2022 05:58:23 AM debian-u...@howorth.org.uk wrote:
> If the document were maintained using technology such as a wiki (with
> restricted edit permissions) then the wiki underpinnings would maintain
> the edit history automatically. A link to the wiki page and a statement
> as
john doe wrote on 02/10/2022 at 10:38:59+0200:
> On 10/1/2022 4:19 PM, Andrew M.A. Cater wrote:
>> On Sat, Oct 01, 2022 at 06:10:48AM -0400, The Wanderer wrote:
>>> On 2022-10-01 at 05:46, Andrew M.A. Cater wrote:
>>>
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> On 2022-10-01 at 18:25, Stefan Monnier wrote:
>
> >> For example: as soon as you've had more than one change in the
> >> entire history of the document, you need to start considering what
> >> the previous version against which you're showing differences is.
> >> If you try to do it against all
On 10/1/2022 4:19 PM, Andrew M.A. Cater wrote:
On Sat, Oct 01, 2022 at 06:10:48AM -0400, The Wanderer wrote:
On 2022-10-01 at 05:46, Andrew M.A. Cater wrote:
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On 2022-10-01 at 18:25, Stefan Monnier wrote:
>> For example: as soon as you've had more than one change in the
>> entire history of the document, you need to start considering what
>> the previous version against which you're showing differences is.
>> If you try to do it against all of them, it
> For example: as soon as you've had more than one change in the entire
> history of the document, you need to start considering what the previous
> version against which you're showing differences is. If you try to do it
> against all of them, it very quickly becomes unwieldy; if you try to do
Fo
On 2022-10-01 at 09:44, rhkra...@gmail.com wrote:
> On Saturday, October 01, 2022 06:10:48 AM The Wanderer wrote:
>
>> On 2022-10-01 at 05:46, Andrew M.A. Cater wrote:
>>
>>> Debian-user is a mailing list provided for support for Debian
>>> users, and to facilitate discussion on relevant topics.
On Sat, Oct 01, 2022 at 02:19:47PM +, Andrew M.A. Cater wrote:
> That's probably a reasonable assumption. It's manually posted by me: it's
> the same text, fairly well, each month (modulo any copying error), it's
> not currently in version control. Now, I might be prepared to change
> that if I
On Sat, Oct 01, 2022 at 06:10:48AM -0400, The Wanderer wrote:
> On 2022-10-01 at 05:46, Andrew M.A. Cater wrote:
>
> > Debian-user is a mailing list provided for support for Debian users,
> > and to facilitate discussion on relevant topics.
> >
> > Some guidelines which may help explain how the
On Saturday, October 01, 2022 06:10:48 AM The Wanderer wrote:
> On 2022-10-01 at 05:46, Andrew M.A. Cater wrote:
> > Debian-user is a mailing list provided for support for Debian users,
> > and to facilitate discussion on relevant topics.
> I therefore reiterate my suggestion, from what I think wa
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